The Village of Glenview

Taxes

The Village levies a number of different types of taxes, which enable it to fund many of its public services -- including police and fire protection, road repair and maintenance, enforcement of health and safety regulations that protect residents and businesses and much more. Here's an overview of the taxes residents and businesses may pay in incorporated Glenview.

Sales Tax

The sales tax you pay at the register totals 9.75 percent -- and it is actually made up of four separate taxes. These include:

A State Retail Tax of 6.25 percent (of which 1 percent is distributed to the Village).

A Cook County Tax of 1.75 percent.

A Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Tax of 1 percent.

A Home Rule Sales Tax (HRST), levied by the Village itself, of 0.75 percent.

Property Tax

In general, the property tax you pay is related to the value of the property you own (whether it’s residential, commercial or industrial). If you take a look at your property tax bill, you’ll see that you pay different amounts to different taxing districts (including your school districts, the Village, your local community college and more.) For the 2015 tax year (collected in 2016), approximately 7 percent of your total property tax bill went to the Village and the remainder to other taxing jurisdictions. The Village does not determine the tax for each property. Instead, it sets a total property tax levy. The Village’s final extended 2015 levy was $11,775,471. Cook County then determines how much each property must be taxed in order to meet that levy.

Here's how you can find out more about property taxes and how they are calculated: